a flock of geese
collocation一群鹅
A flock of geese flew over the lake.
一群鹅飞过湖面。
鹅
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鹅
A large waterbird with a long neck and webbed feet, usually larger than a duck.
The goose hissed at the children who came too close to its nest.
那只鹅对那些靠它巢太近的孩子发出嘶嘶声。
各种食草水禽,属于鸭科,具有羽毛和蹼足,能飞行、游泳和在陆地行走,通常比鸭子大
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
通常较大且不如鸭子水生的群居候鸟,具有蹼足和长脖子
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
雌鹅
A female goose.
愚蠢无能的男人
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
He felt like a goose when he realized he had been tricked.
他意识到自己被骗时，觉得自己像个傻瓜。
We roasted a goose for Christmas dinner this year.
今年我们烤了一只鹅作为圣诞大餐。
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一群鹅
A flock of geese flew over the lake.
一群鹅飞过湖面。
鹅绒
This jacket is filled with goose down.
这件夹克填充的是鹅绒。
烤鹅
They cooked a roast goose for the feast.
他们为盛宴烤了一只鹅。
鹅肝
Goose liver is considered a delicacy in France.
鹅肝在法国被视为珍馐美味。
小傻瓜
Don't be such a silly goose — of course I meant it as a joke.
别当小傻瓜了——我当然是说着玩的。
徒劳的追寻；白费力气的事
The police spent all morning on a wild goose chase.
警察花了一上午徒劳地搜寻。
杀鸡取卵；毁掉持续获益的来源
The company stopped advertising, which killed the goose that laid the golden eggs.
这家公司停止做广告，等于杀鸡取卵。
毁掉某人的计划（或名声）；使某人彻底失败
My little brother cooked my goose when he told Mom about the broken vase.
我弟弟把花瓶的事告诉了妈妈，把我害惨了。
对母鹅适用的酱汁，对公鹅也同样适用。
When my brother complained about my late night, I told him, 'What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.'
当我哥哥抱怨我晚归时，我对他说：'适用于母鹅的酱汁也适用于公鹅。'
鹅妈妈想要出去走走时，就骑着一只非常漂亮的公鹅飞上天。
The children recited: 'Old Mother Goose, when she wanted to wander, would ride through the air on a very fine gander.'
孩子们背诵道：'鹅妈妈想要出去走走时，就骑着一只非常漂亮的公鹅飞上天。'
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goose 的 oo 像鹅的两只圆眼睛，想象一只长脖子鹅‘咕咕’叫，复数 geese 把 oo 换成 ee，像鹅群排队变队形。
语域：neutral 常见场景：农场/乡村、自然/动物、饮食/菜单 作为“鹅”（水禽）讲时，语气中性，通常用于日常谈话、科普描述以及食谱和菜单中。比较常见于书面和口头表达，没有明显的正式或随意之分。
注意：goose的复数形式为geese，不是gooses。
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